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Maria Susannah Purdy 1801 – 1850 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 22 Dec 1801

Birth Location: Charleston, Dorchester, South Carolina, United States

Death Date: 28 Sep 1850

Death Location: Beech Island, South Carolina, United States

Father: Joseph Purdy

Mother: Johannah Bessellieu

Spouse(s): William Frazer

Children(s): Anna Frazer, Susannah Frazer, James Frazer, Martha Frazer, John Frazer, Mary Frazer, Emeline Fraser, Mary Frazer, Francis Frazer

In 1801, Maria Susannah Purdy entered the world in Charleston, Dorchester, South Carolina, United States, born to Joseph Purdy and Johannah Martha Bessellieu. Maria Susannah Purdy married William Milligan Frazer, and had children including Anna Stevens Frazer, Susannah Rebecca Frazer, James Robertson Frazer, Martha Jane Frazer, John J Frazer, Mary Frazer, Emeline Maria Fraser, Mary Ann Frazer, Francis Marion Frazer. Maria Susannah Purdy passed away in 1850 in Beech Island, South Carolina, United States.

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Biography

  • In 1801, Maria Susannah Purdy entered the world in Charleston, Dorchester, South Carolina, United States, born to Joseph Purdy and Johannah Martha Bessellieu.
  • Maria Susannah Purdy married William Milligan Frazer, and had children including Anna Stevens Frazer, Susannah Rebecca Frazer, James Robertson Frazer, Martha Jane Frazer, John J Frazer, Mary Frazer, Emeline Maria Fraser, Mary Ann Frazer, Francis Marion Frazer.
  • Maria Susannah Purdy passed away in 1850 in Beech Island, South Carolina, United States.

Immediate Family

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Spouses(s)

Children(s)

Maria Purdy's Ancestors

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Maria Purdy
1801 – 1850
Birth Place: Charleston, Dorchester, South Carolina, United States
Parents
Joseph Purdy
1774 – 1848
New York, United States
Johannah (Martha) Bessellieu
1786 – 1804
Charleston, Charleston, South Carolina, United States
Grandparents
James Purdy
Elizabeth Williams
1758 –
Newburgh, Orange, New York, United States
Philip (Anthony) Bessellieu
1760 – 1795
Charleston, Dorchester, South Carolina, United States
Susannah Mason
1741 – 1829
Orangeburg, Orangeburg, South Carolina, United States
Great-Grandparents
Mark Bessellieu
1720 – 1765
Martha Cheche
1725 – 1784
2nd-Great-Grandparents

Maria Purdy's Descendants

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Maria (Susannah) Purdy (22 Dec 1801 – 28 Sep 1850) m. William (Milligan) Frazer (2 JUL 1800 – 29 SEP 1864)
  1. 1. Anna (Stevens) Frazer (6 Apr 1822 – 1 Aug 1904) m. Madison Cox m. Augustus (Bush) Green
  2. 2. Susannah (Rebecca) Frazer (1823 – 11 Jan 1870)
  3. 3. James (Robertson) Frazer (12 Apr 1826 – 25 Jul 1826)
  4. 4. Martha (Jane) Frazer (1827 – )
  5. 5. John (J) Frazer (1830 – )
  6. 6. Mary Frazer (10 Apr 1832 – )
  7. 7. Emeline (Maria) Fraser (1833 – )
  8. 8. Mary (Ann) Frazer (1 Sep 1833 – 1 Sep 1833)
  9. 9. Francis (Marion) Frazer (1835 – 1836)

Maria Purdy's Timeline

2 Records

1801
22 Dec 1801
Birth of Maria Susannah Purdy in Charleston, Dorchester, South Carolina, United States
Charleston, Dorchester, South Carolina, United States
1850
28 Sep 1850
Age 49
Death of Maria Susannah Purdy in Beech Island, South Carolina, United States
Beech Island, South Carolina, United States

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 22 Dec 1801
    Event Place: Charleston, Dorchester, South Carolina, United States
    Record Source: U.S., Find A Grave Index, 1600s-Current

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Custom Event
    Event Date: 30 Sep 1864
    Event Place: Mobile, Mobile County, Alabama, USA
    Record Source: Findagrave, William Milligan Frazer

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 28 Sep 1850
    Event Place: Beech Island, South Carolina, United States
    Record Source: U.S., Find A Grave Index, 1600s-Current

    Genealogy Event 4
    Event Type: Burial
    Event Place: Beech Island, Aiken County, South Carolina, USA
    Record Source: U.S., Find A Grave Index, 1600s-Current

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